Steve Clippingdale
Canadian ice hockey player
Steven J. Clippingdale (born April 29, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger.
He was drafted in 1976 by both the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League and the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association, Clippingdale played for the Kings and Washington Capitals.
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